The only way to raise the quality of writing in a school district is to create, share, and celebrate specific criteria for that quality (trait) with everybody on a regular basis (227).
~Barry Lane~ Reviser’s Toolbox


  • learn techniques and tools for observing, analyzing, responding to, and evaluating writing
  • learn the purpose of and process for developing writing portfolios

A Common Language of Writing Assessment


Tracking growth, Formative, Summative, Portfolios, Self-assessment, Rubrics. Looking at Student Work, Daily Writing, Writing on Demand.

A Common Language to "Grow" Writing


6 Traits Explanations
6 Traits Posters from OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Stems to Help Provide Trait Specific Feedback.pdf

Scoring Writing

Analytic Scoring


Profiles
Condensed 6 Traits Rubric
6 Traits Scoring Practice
Color-Coded Writing Rubric

Holistic Scoring

MEAP practice

What Can We Learn from Looking at Student Work?


Protocol_for_Examining_Student_Work.docx

Overmyer, M. What Student Writing Teaches Us
Portfolios : One District's Expectations
Overview of Elementary Writing Portfolios

Workshop Time


Homework

Multi-genre Inquiry Projects Due Next Week!